Does Your Retirement Plan Include Long-Term Care Insurance?
No one likes to think about needing long-term care. Yet the reality is that many people will, at some point in their life.
Ethan Huizenga
January 10, 2020
Steps to Take as a Parent’s Condition Worsens
My father only designated my mom as an agent on power of attorney forms, and they have not been updated in many years. Where do you think we should go from here?
Ethan Huizenga
January 9, 2020
Why Women Have More Financial Insecurity Than Men
As a result, women tend to go into retirement with fewer assets, less home equity, lower retirement account balances and a higher debt load than men.
Ethan Huizenga
January 8, 2020
Our Core Values: Integrity
Integrity means doing what is right, even when no one is watching. It’s being the same person publicly, privately, and personally. It means aligning what
Ethan Huizenga
January 7, 2020
Why A Health Care Power of Attorney Makes Sense
If someone has lost capacity to execute legal documents and has no power of attorney in place or has a power of attorney that is no longer usable (for example, if the named agents are deceased), a guardianship proceeding may be the only recourse.
Ethan Huizenga
January 7, 2020
Be Prepared: Death Happens when We’re Not Looking
We often use the euphemism “getting hit by the bus” to begin the discussion and get our clients thinking about what the reality of that situation would look like, if they were suddenly no longer available.
Ethan Huizenga
January 6, 2020
The Great Medicaid Planning Hoax
According to www.longtermcare.gov, 28% of people aren’t planning for future nursing home care because long-term care costs are so high, and 45% of people simply don’t know how to plan. My own experience with both advisors and clients reflects this. As a long-term care planning attorney, this is concerning to me: there are many, many options for planning for future long-term care needs, but people don’t know they exist! This is a significant problem, but there’s a solution available if we know why the problem exists. [Read More]
Ethan Huizenga
January 4, 2020
The 2020 Social Security Increase Will Be Smaller than 2019’s
The Social Security Administration has announced a 1.6 percent increase in benefits in 2020, nearly half of last year’s change. The small rise has advocates
Ethan Huizenga
October 23, 2019
In the News: Medicaid Researching Social Determinants of Health
It should come as no surprise that where we are born, grow, live, work, play, and age can have a dramatic impact on our health.
Ethan Huizenga
June 25, 2019
Watch Your Language: Tangible Personal Property
Domicile – the place a person calls “home” – can have a significant impact on Medicaid eligibility and what benefits are available to help with long-term care.
Ethan Huizenga
June 18, 2019
